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What Does This High Blood Sugar Level Indicate?
Hello, I am a concerned wife.... my husband had a physical for work today and they checked his blood sugar level and it was 254.... this is high I know, but could it mean he has diabetes? Mind you he did not eat anything since 9 last night and that was a snack of peanut butter and jelly on graham crackers ( obviously loaded with sugar). Also, if it is diabetes, is it type 1 or 2 and can it be treated with pills. He is 39, 6ft and 213 lbs
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Fri, 21 Jul 2017
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I am little hesitant to say that your husband may be having diabetes with sugar levels 254. but still don't worry. let us confirm it by doing fasting blood sugar levels and HbA1c. and if at all we diagnose then that would be type 2. as I said don't worry we can keep blood sugars under control for sure with medicines
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